Sarah Burgard, Jennifer Karas Montez, Jennifer Ailshire, Robert A Hummer
{"title":"Aging Policy From a Multilayered Geographic and Life Course Perspective.","authors":"Sarah Burgard, Jennifer Karas Montez, Jennifer Ailshire, Robert A Hummer","doi":"10.1093/ppar/praa037","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ppar/praa037","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75172,"journal":{"name":"The Public policy and aging report","volume":" ","pages":"3-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7799384/pdf/praa037.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38832730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Danielle C Rhubart, Shannon M Monnat, Leif Jensen, Claire Pendergrast
{"title":"The Unique Impacts of U.S. Social and Health Policies on Rural Population Health and Aging.","authors":"Danielle C Rhubart, Shannon M Monnat, Leif Jensen, Claire Pendergrast","doi":"10.1093/ppar/praa034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/praa034","url":null,"abstract":"Federal policies and programs are typically written with placeneutral intent or without considering how they might affect places differently depending on population compositions or geographic contexts. On average, rural areas are older, sicker, and poorer and have weaker health care infrastructures than urban areas (Jensen et al., 2020). Therefore, we should anticipate that place-neutral policies would impact health and aging differently in rural versus urban areas. Moreover, rural America is not homogenous, but demographically and economically diverse, with a variety of labor markets and social and health service contexts (Leider et al., 2020). Therefore, place-neutral policies will also have differential impacts across the enormous diversity of rural communities. We discuss three large, national policies/programs as exemplars of how policies differentially affect population health and aging in rural versus urban populations: the Older Americans Act, the Affordable Care Act, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. We also discuss implications for policymakers and identify promising areas for research on the spatially disparate impacts of policies on population health and aging.","PeriodicalId":75172,"journal":{"name":"The Public policy and aging report","volume":" ","pages":"24-29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1093/ppar/praa034","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38832733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Importance of Air Quality Policy for Older Adults and Diverse Communities.","authors":"Jennifer Ailshire, Lauren L Brown","doi":"10.1093/ppar/praa036","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ppar/praa036","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75172,"journal":{"name":"The Public policy and aging report","volume":" ","pages":"33-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7799383/pdf/praa036.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38832735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Housing Affordability and Security Issues Facing Older Adults in the United States.","authors":"Andrew Fenelon, Sarah Mawhorter","doi":"10.1093/ppar/praa038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/praa038","url":null,"abstract":"Rising housing costs have outpaced incomes in the United States for at least the past three decades. At the same time, the population of older adults is growing rapidly. The confluence of these two trends has brought housing affordability for older adults into focus in scholarly and policy conversations. The majority of older adults own their homes, which can confer advantages for housing affordability and security. Older homeowners who bought their homes earlier in life and paid off their mortgages before retirement are often insulated from rising housing costs. Still, some may face difficulties keeping up with rising property taxes and saving for home maintenance, and an increasing number still hold mortgages. In addition, a notable fraction of older adults rent their homes, and many have difficulties keeping up with rising rents or spend a large fraction of income on rent. In this spotlight, we first assess housing affordability and security issues facing each group of older adults. Next, we consider policies and programs that facilitate improvements in housing affordability and stability for each group. Finally, we close with some thoughts on the future of housing issues in the older adult population.","PeriodicalId":75172,"journal":{"name":"The Public policy and aging report","volume":" ","pages":"30-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1093/ppar/praa038","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38832734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Fourth Wave of Technology and Aging: Policy Innovation to Ensure Equity and Inclusion","authors":"J. Coughlin","doi":"10.1093/ppar/praa032","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/praa032","url":null,"abstract":"The American generation known as the Baby Boomers entered what many consider older adulthood 2 decades ago. Born between 1946 and 1964, by the year 2000 the oldest of the Boomers were well into their 50s. Just as in their earlier life stages as children, employees, parents, and consumers, there was a public focus on anticipating this cohort’s next move. With overwhelming numbers, buying power, and attitude, what would they want, need, and demand in older age? Many observers forecasted that the aging of America’s seemingly forever young generation would result in metaphorical socioeconomic storms, tsunamis, and quakes. Despite these countless dour forecasts, optimistic tones also emerged. Technological advance had been the hallmark of this generation’s experience and coming of age. From innovations in household appliances, color television, the space program, music on the go, personal computing, and telecommunications to the Internet boom that was happening just as they entered their later stages of midlife, technology had always been a mainstay of their lives: why not in older age? Over the last 20 years, there has been significant progress in developing technology to improve the lives of older people and those who care for them. The development and application of technology to improve the quality of life of older adults has evolved in waves, each with a different emphasis. No wave totally recedes, but priorities, as well as the roles of government, business, and the research community, continue to evolve. Wave 1: Aging as Interface","PeriodicalId":75172,"journal":{"name":"The Public policy and aging report","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1093/ppar/praa032","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44636902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bethany L. Blair, M. Hanley, Sandy Markwood, G. Link, N. Shah, Vijeth Iyengar
{"title":"Local Efforts to Support People Living With Dementia and Encourage Brain Health Among Older Adults","authors":"Bethany L. Blair, M. Hanley, Sandy Markwood, G. Link, N. Shah, Vijeth Iyengar","doi":"10.1093/ppar/praa026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/praa026","url":null,"abstract":"on Aging (n4a) with funding from the Administration for Community Living (National Association of Area Agencies Aging, 2019).","PeriodicalId":75172,"journal":{"name":"The Public policy and aging report","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1093/ppar/praa026","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43829199","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Heather J Williamson, Michael J McCarthy, Yolanda E Garcia, Rachel Bacon, Dorothy J Dunn, Julie A Baldwin
{"title":"Addressing the Needs of Rural Caregivers of Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias During and Beyond Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).","authors":"Heather J Williamson, Michael J McCarthy, Yolanda E Garcia, Rachel Bacon, Dorothy J Dunn, Julie A Baldwin","doi":"10.1093/ppar/praa024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/praa024","url":null,"abstract":"Consolidado de la situación epidemiológica de la COVID-19 en los países de la Región Andina (Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú y Venezuela) y a nivel mundial al 27 de noviembre de 2020","PeriodicalId":75172,"journal":{"name":"The Public policy and aging report","volume":"30 4","pages":"178-180"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1093/ppar/praa024","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38606429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Post-Coronavirus Disease 2019 Aging Agenda for 2021 and Beyond.","authors":"Gretchen E Alkema","doi":"10.1093/ppar/praa025","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ppar/praa025","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75172,"journal":{"name":"The Public policy and aging report","volume":"1 1","pages":"praa025"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7499773/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85356775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"It’s Time to Fix Our Foundation: How Can We Best Address the Challenges and Opportunities Presented by an Aging Workforce?","authors":"B. Kaskie","doi":"10.1093/ppar/praa019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/praa019","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75172,"journal":{"name":"The Public policy and aging report","volume":"30 1","pages":"77-78"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1093/ppar/praa019","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43893066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Workability: A Metric to Inform Policy for an Aging Workforce","authors":"David Cadiz, Grant M. Brady, D. Truxillo","doi":"10.1093/ppar/praa016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ppar/praa016","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":75172,"journal":{"name":"The Public policy and aging report","volume":"30 1","pages":"89-94"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1093/ppar/praa016","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48614319","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}